Lilith Fair
was a concert tour and traveling music festival, founded by Canadian musician Sarah McLachlan, Nettwerk Music Group's Dan Fraser and Terry McBride, and New York talent agent Marty Diamond, which took place during the summers of 1997 to 1999. It consisted solely of female solo artists and female-led bands, a concept unheard of in the music industry at that time. In its 3 years, Lilith Fair raised over $10M for women's charities throughout North America, helping to pave the way for female musicians the world over.
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History
In 1996,
Sarah McLachlan became frustrated with concert promoters and radio stations that refused to feature two female musicians in a row.
[1] Bucking conventional industry wisdom, she booked a successful tour for herself and
Paula Cole. At least one of their appearances together - in McLachlan's home town, on
September 14,
1996 - went by the name "Lilith Fair" and included performances by McLachlan, Cole,
Lisa Loeb and
Michelle McAdorey, formerly of
Crash Vegas.
The next year, McLachlan founded the Lilith Fair tour, taking
Lilith
from the medieval Jewish legend that
Lilith was
Adam's first wife.
In 1997, Lilith Fair garnered a $16 million gross, making it the top-grossing of any touring festival.
Among all concert tours for that year, it was the 16th highest grossing.
Because of its all-female line up, the festival received several pejorative nicknames, including "Breast-fest" and "Girlapalooza".
[2] [3]
Performers
1997
- Leah Andreone
- Fiona Apple
- Meredith Brooks
- The Cardigans
- Paula Cole
- Shawn Colvin
- Sheryl Crow
- Indigo Girls
- Patty Griffin
- Emmylou Harris
- Juliana Hatfield
- Susanna Hoffs
- Jewel
- Lisa Loeb
- Sarah McLachlan
- September 67
- Suzanne Vega
- Wild Colonials
- Dar Williams
- Tracy Chapman
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1998
- Julie Kryk
- Antigone Rising
- Erykah Badu
- Tracy Bonham
- Meredith Brooks
- Holly Cole
- Cowboy Junkies
- Sheryl Crow
- Missy Elliott
- Indigo Girls
- Patty Griffin
- Emmylou Harris
- Chantal Kreviazuk
- K's Choice
- Dayna Manning
- Lisa Loeb
- Sarah McLachlan
- Holly McNarland
- Idina Menzel
- Natalie Merchant
- Nerissa & Katryna Nields
- Trish Murphy
- Heather Nova
- Sinéad O'Connor
- Joan Osborne
- Liz Phair
- Queen Latifah
- Bonnie Raitt
- Sister Seven
- Me'shell Ndegeocello
- Sixpence None the Richer
- Suzanne Vega
- Wild Strawberries
- Dar Williams
- Marry Me Jane
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1999
The artists appearing at Lilith Fair varied by date (with McLachlan the only artist to play all dates).
[4] Appearances were organized into three stages.